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Number: 327/440
Name: Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and systems > Gating (i.e., switching input to output) > Utilizing three or more electrode solid-state device > Four or more layer device (e.g., thyristor, etc.) > Gto (i.e., gate turnoff)
Description: Subject matter including a four layer pnpn device similar in construction to an SCR, but which is switched into a nonconduction state by a polarity reverse signal applied to the gate or control electrode.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
327/441 Plural or combined with other four or more layer device 29
327/442 Separate on and off control circuit 40
327/443 Transformer or inductor in control circuit 39


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7602229 High frequency control of a semiconductor switch Oct. 13, 2009
7352233 Efficient thyristor-type power switches Apr. 1, 2008
6967520 Gate drive circuit, which makes the gate-charge flow back to the load and the main power source Nov. 22, 2005
RE38734 Semiconductor switching apparatus and method of controlling a semiconductor switching element May. 17, 2005
6812772 Method for driving a power semiconductor Nov. 2, 2004
6710639 Emitter turn-off thyristors and their drive circuits Mar. 23, 2004
6650169 Gate driver apparatus having an energy recovering circuit Nov. 18, 2003
6426666 Diode-assisted gate turn-off thyristor Jul. 30, 2002
6423988 Pressure-contact semiconductor device Jul. 23, 2002
6339231 Gate commutated turn-off thyristor module Jan. 15, 2002
6275093 IGBT gate drive circuit with short circuit protection Aug. 14, 2001
6271708 Gate circuit Aug. 7, 2001
6252451 Switching circuit Jun. 26, 2001
6172552 FET device for use in solid-state relay Jan. 9, 2001
6163200 Gate driver device for GTO thyristor Dec. 19, 2000
6127746 Method of controlling the switching DI/DT and DV/DT of a MOS-gated power transistor Oct. 3, 2000
5990724 Method and a device for detecting and handling short-circuit phenomena for power semiconductor devices of turn-off type connected in series Nov. 23, 1999
5986290 Silicon controlled rectifier with reduced substrate current Nov. 16, 1999
5949273 Short circuit protection for parallel connected devices Sep. 7, 1999
5852381 Turbine engine ignition exciter circuit including low voltage lockout control Dec. 22, 1998
5847593 Voltage discharge circuit for a photovoltaic power source Dec. 8, 1998
5777506 Semiconductor switching apparatus and method of controlling a semiconductor switching element Jul. 7, 1998
5712587 Apparatus and method for simultaneously deactivating series-connected switching devices Jan. 27, 1998
5699008 Thyristor controllable by logic signals Dec. 16, 1997
5684426 GTO gate driver circuits for snubbered and zero voltage soft switching converters Nov. 4, 1997
5656966 Turbine engine ignition exciter circuit including low voltage lockout control Aug. 12, 1997
5629571 Thyristor load detector May. 13, 1997
5621257 Gate drive circuit for voltage-driven type power switching device Apr. 15, 1997
5616970 Method and circuit arrangement for driving semiconductor switches in a series circuit Apr. 1, 1997
5596292 A.C. switch triggered at a predetermined half-period Jan. 21, 1997
5592118 Ignition exciter circuit with thyristors having high di/dt and high voltage blockage Jan. 7, 1997
5534735 Photo SI thyristor driving circuit and its protection circuit Jul. 9, 1996
5514921 Lossless gate drivers for high-frequency PWM switching cells May. 7, 1996
5504451 Gated thyristor and process for its simultaneous fabrication with high- and low-voltage semiconductor devices, integrated circuit containing the same, systems and methods. Apr. 2, 1996
5493247 Gate circuit for hard driven GTO Feb. 20, 1996
5483192 Gate power supply circuit Jan. 9, 1996
5450308 Gate power supply circuit Sep. 12, 1995
5391997 Optically isolated N-channel MOSFET driver Feb. 21, 1995
5338994 Method and apparatus for achieving current balance in parallel connected switching devices Aug. 16, 1994
5262885 Control circuit and data transmission device provided with such a circuit Nov. 16, 1993
5262691 Gate turnoff thyristor control circuit with shorted gate detection Nov. 16, 1993
5260607 Snubber circuit for power converter Nov. 9, 1993
5237225 Switching arrangement for an RF GTO Aug. 17, 1993
5210451 Power semiconductor circuit May. 11, 1993
5208495 Static power switch incorporating semi-conductor May. 4, 1993
5149995 Electrical circuit for the switch-off relief of a controllable semiconductor switch Sep. 22, 1992
5083093 Circuit for coupling energy to pulse forming network or capacitor Jan. 21, 1992
5051603 Method and apparatus for matching turn-off times of parallel connected semiconductor switching devices Sep. 24, 1991
4994696 Turn-on/off driving technique for insulated gate thyristor Feb. 19, 1991
4942440 High voltage semiconductor devices with reduced on-resistance Jul. 17, 1990

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